Ethel talks about the Great Depression, her and her husband's first car, a Tin Lizzie, and World War I. She talks about World War II and her son being the first casualty from Wellsville. She speaks about the first church building in Wellsville and the first LDS bishop of Cache Valley. She describes the first settlers of Cache Valley in 1856 and the first winter. She recalls winter hog kills and curing meat. She talks about schools in Wellsville and Cache Valley.